new city :: Back of the Yards is an industrial and residential neighborhood so named because it was near the former Union Stock Yards, which employed thousands of European immigrants in the early 20th century. Life in this neighborhood was explored in Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle. The area was formerly part of the town of Lake until it was annexed by Chicago in 1889. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area was occupied largely by Eastern European immigrants and their descendants, who were predominantly ethnic Bohemian, Moravian, and Slovak.[2]
Some time after the 1970s, when the stockyard operations closed and the number of nearby jobs decreased, many people left to move to newer housing and work in the suburbs. The population of the neighborhood gradually reflected a new wave of settlement, predominantly Mexican-American.
The Canaryville neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Chicago and, with neighboring Bridgeport, has a reputation for insularity or hostility to outsiders.
Its population in 2010 was about half the number in 1930. Historically, it has been known as an Irish American neighborhood. The Irish were the first major group of Europeans to immigrate to Chicago in the 19th century and defended their territory here against later arrivals, both Europeans and African Americans who came north in the Great Migration. Its gangs were active in attacks on African Americans in the 1919 Race Riot. Since the late 20th century, Mexican immigrants and their descendants have also moved into the area.[5]
south chicago :: While South Chicago has a sizable African American population, existing ethnic groups continue to have strong community ties in the area. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the oldest parish founded by Mexicans in the City of Chicago. Immaculate Conception, St. Michael's, two churches built in the 'Polish Cathedral style' and later Saint Bronislava have served South Chicago's Polish residents for over 80 years and now have significant sized Latino populations as well. The first Catholic parish established in South Chicago was St. Patrick, which was founded by Irish Catholics.
Much of the business and shopping is done along Commercial Avenue. Several privately owned businesses such as clothing stores, furniture and retail, and beauty salons, can be found along Commercial Avenue. Restaurants from Nigerian to Italian cuisine are found in South Chicago. Despite the slow economy, more "Mom and Pop" stores flourish throughout South Chicago's residential areas, than in any other neighborhood. East 83rd Street, East 87th Street and south along Commercial Avenue to East 95th Street have attracted corporations, businesses and new banks into the community. Commercial Avenue is also home to many non-profit organizations including Healthy South Chicago, the Alianza Leadership Institute, Centro Comunitario Juan Diego, El Valor, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, and SEDCOM.
roseland :: Autrefois lieu d'immigration hollandaise, il est devenu un ghetto noir au xxe siècle. Sa population est d'environ 135 000 habitants1. Plusieurs actions entreprises par les associations locales comme Developing Communities Project et par la municipalité de Chicago ont amélioré les conditions de vie et le logement, à partir des années 19801. Cependant, le taux de chômage atteint 40 %2. La criminalité est toujours présente, notamment sur la 100e Rue surnommée « Murder Row ». Le quartier de Fernwood se trouve dans ce secteur.
Roseland has yet to recover from the effects of those decades of economic decline. The evolution and growing influence of community organizations, however, offer the possibility that Roseland might come to share in Chicago's new prosperity.
Roseland is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois with a population of 42,433. Roseland is in Cook County. Living in Roseland offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents rent their homes. In Roseland there are a lot of parks. Many young professionals live in Roseland and residents tend to be liberal.
This neighborhood still remains as one of the hardest and most violent neighborhoods of Chicago. Roseland is also considered one of the deadliest communities in the city.
east side :: Many of the neighborhood's residents in this period were families of Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian heritage, who had emigrated from Europe to work in the steel mills and take related jobs. Especially after unionization, the neighborhood became a stronghold of the Chicago Democratic Party machine of Mayor Richard J. Daley. The neighborhood's longtime alderman, Edward Vrdolyak, became a noted Chicago "power broker" after the senior Daley's death. Today, the area is largely Hispanic.
In the 1950s, East Side was divided in two by the Chicago Skyway. The riverside steel mills and heavy industries went into serious decline between the 1970s and the 2000s, and are no longer the mainstay of the neighborhood.[3].
The decline of the Chicago steel industry had profound effects on the East Side community. Calumet-area steel producers suffered greatly from depressed economic conditions and international competition. Republic Steel dismissed half its employees in the 1980s. In 1984, the company merged with Jones and Laughlin to form LTV Steel, becoming the country's second largest steel producer, but in 1986 LTV declared bankruptcy, closing operations in Chicago. Layoffs reverberated throughout the East Side, decimating the local economy. The population dropped by several thousand between 1970 and 1980. In 1982, the area became an official “enterprise zone,” part of the city's effort to revitalize the local economy. These efforts have not proved very successful. Two decades later, the East Side remained an embattled and struggling community, attempting to recreate its sense of cohesion. In 2000 the Ford Motor Company announced plans to expand onto the site of the former Republic Steel.
riverdale :: Currently, the area has the highest "hardship index" of any Chicago community area.[8] In the late 1970s factories began closing down and others began mass layoffs in the area which economically devastated Riverdale, and by the year 1980 Sherwin Williams closed down their factory and a year later Pullman Car Factory closed its doors which resulted in thousands of layoffs in Riverdale as the neighborhood sunk into an economic depression, then to add insult to injury the closed down Sherwin Williams plant was left with pollution run off from the paint chemicals that poisoned Riverdale which led to a law suit in 1993.
The Riverdale neighborhood has been voted many times to be in the top 10 or even top 5 most dangerous and murderous neighborhoods in Chicago. Riverdale is also a part of the “Wild 100s” which is an area that encompasses three other neighboring communities.
The Altgeld projects have been renovated in recent years. Riverdale still struggles with high unemployment, poverty, gang violence and deterioration and are one of the hardest neighborhoods in the city and considered one of the most dangerous communities.